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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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